The CORE Center for Opioid Resources and Education provides progressive recovery tools and resources
for opioid and other substance use disorders.
CORE supports health care professionals responding to the opioid public health emergency by bridging care gaps in disadvantaged, rural, and underserved populations as part of Stratis Health Opioid Addiction in Rural (SOAR) and other Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) online learning series.
The CORE Center for Opioid Resources and Education is funded fully or in part by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS). The views expressed do not necessarily reflect official MN DHS policies; nor mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the state of Minnesota.
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Attend an ECHO or other online education series
ProjectECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtual tele-education platform that provides care-team education, case studies, and free continuing medical education credit.
Stratis Health Opioid Addiction in Rural (SOAR) Education and Treatment ECHO Series
Weekly – Wednesdays, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. CT
The SOAR ECHO Series is facilitated by certified addiction medicine physician Kurt DeVine and Erin Foss, RN, CARN, Stratis Health Program Manager and Addiction Medicine Subject Matter Expert, and covers all addiction-related subjects, with a focus on expanding access to and improving the quality of opioid use disorder treatment in underserved and hard-to-reach rural Minnesota.
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Midwest Tribal ECHO Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Education and Treatment Series
First and Third Wednesdays of Each Month, 12 -1 p.m. CT
The Midwest Tribal ECHO OUD Series is a knowledge-share initiative facilitated by the Native American Community Clinic (NACC). The goal is to provide access to culturally responsive, promising practices for treating OUD and other substance use disorders.
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Start an MAT/MOUD program
Explore resources, including an instruction manual that will simplify the starting of your facility’s medication-assisted treatment (MAT)/ medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program, and describe care-team member roles and the importance of community member involvement, a key component of patient-centered collaborative care.
Find SUD clinical resources to use in practice
Access sample policies, procedures, protocols, and clinical forms needed to streamline program implementation. Locate naloxone and fentanyl test strip access points and medicine drop-off sites. Explore substance use trends and statistics and find education on different types of substances, co-occurring medical and substance use complications, and historical topics related to the opioid epidemic.
Network with other MAT/MOUD practitioners
Connecting with other providers and care teams with a similar program structure creates an invaluable resource for sharing the best and most up-to-date practices and enables collaboration across sites for improved patient-centered care. Contact the SOAR ECHO team for technical assistance,* troubleshooting, or additional support or resources.
*All technical assistance (TA) requested and provided by the Stratis Health opioid team of subject matter experts is intended to respond to non-patient-specific participant TA needs, make connections to needed resources, and share information and access to evidence-based recommendations and best practices on opioid and other substance use disorders and harm reduction practices. This activity is funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS). The views expressed when providing TA, in written materials, or during virtual tele-education sessions (e.g., Project ECHO) do not necessarily reflect official MN DHS policies, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the state of Minnesota.
Additional Resources
Change the stigma around substance use disorder
Stigma, or negative judgment, toward the disease of addiction, those with SUD, or family/friends of those suffering from SUD creates isolation, despair, and unnecessary barriers to care and treatment. Educational resources are available to learn non-bias support for patients and their loved ones.
Find information, support, and resources for myself or a loved one with SUD
Resources are available to assist patients and their loved ones along the recovery journey. Find information on housing support, insurance, transportation, clinics providing medication-assisted treatment, support groups (AA, NA, Celebrate Recovery, other.), naloxone/fentanyl test strip sites, in- and out-patient treatment providers, as well as other social service and public health information